σκοπός
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From the root of σκέπτομαι (sképtomai, “I observe”) + -ός (-ós).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /sko.pós/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /skoˈpos/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /skoˈpos/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /skoˈpos/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /skoˈpos/
Noun
σκοπός • (skopós) m (genitive σκοποῦ); second declension
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ σκοπός ho skopós |
τὼ σκοπώ tṑ skopṓ |
οἱ σκοποί hoi skopoí | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ σκοποῦ toû skopoû |
τοῖν σκοποῖν toîn skopoîn |
τῶν σκοπῶν tôn skopôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ σκοπῷ tôi skopôi |
τοῖν σκοποῖν toîn skopoîn |
τοῖς σκοποῖς toîs skopoîs | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν σκοπόν tòn skopón |
τὼ σκοπώ tṑ skopṓ |
τοὺς σκοπούς toùs skopoús | ||||||||||
| Vocative | σκοπέ skopé |
σκοπώ skopṓ |
σκοποί skopoí | ||||||||||
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Descendants
- Greek: σκοπός (skopós)
- → Romanian: scop
- → Latin: scopus (see there for further descendants)
- ⇒ Translingual: Abroscopus
Further reading
- “σκοπός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- σκοπός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
- σκοπός in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- G4649 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- aim idem, page 21.
- butt idem, page 107.
- emissary idem, page 268.
- guardian idem, page 377.
- ideal idem, page 413.
- mark idem, page 514.
- object idem, page 565.
- overseer idem, page 586.
- scout idem, page 741.
- shot idem, page 769.
- spy idem, page 807.
- superintendent idem, page 839.
- target idem, page 855.
- watcher idem, page 967.
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós).
Declension
Related terms
- αντικατασκοπεία f (antikataskopeía, “counterintelligence”)
- σκόπευση f (skópefsi, “aim, aiming”)
- σκοπευτήριο n (skopeftírio, “rifle range”)
- σκοπευτής m (skopeftís, “marksman”)
- σκοπευτικός (skopeftikós, “shooting”)
- σκοπεύτρια f (skopéftria, “markswoman”)
- σκόπευτρο n (skópeftro, “viewfinder”)
- σκοπεύω (skopévo, “aim, aim at”)
- σκοπιά f (skopiá, “observation post, watchtower”)
Descendants
- → Romanian: scop
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